Why We Know Nothing about Dark Matter and Dark Energy

What did Edwin Hubble discover?

• A new planet

• That galaxies exist and are moving away from us

• The first computer

• How to make a telescope

What is dark matter?

• A new kind of particle

• A type of energy drink

• A new kind of chocolate

• A dark cloud in the sky

What does dark energy do?

• Powers cars

• Makes the universe expand faster

• Lights up the night sky

• Helps plants grow

How old is the universe?

• 100 years old

• 1 million years old

• 13.77 billion years old

• 2023 years old

What was discovered in the 1970s?

• Cell phones

• The internet

• The first car

• Dark matter

What takes up the majority of mass in the universe?

• Trees

• Rocks

• Dark matter

• Water

What is the goal of modern cosmology?

• To invent time travel

• To measure properties of dark matter and dark energy

• To explore the ocean

• To find new animals

What did the PANTHEON+ survey measure?

• The speed of light

• The height of mountains

• The positions of about 1,500 supernovae

• The depth of the ocean